Luke Dashjr, Bitcoin developer who lost BRL 19 million in a hacker attack, used his social networks last Sunday (26) to warn about a new scam involving NFT.
According to Dashjr, someone would sell his codes in the form of NFT without his permission. To make matters worse, the scammer would also claim that the Bitcoin developer made the sale, which was denied by Luke Jr.
“I want to express my concern about the “NFTs” being sold in my name. Recently an image of [um] code I wrote was sold at auction for 0.41 BTC. It was advertised as my code on offer and presented to the public for sale and profit.
I want to express my concern about “NFTs” being sold under my name. Recently, a photo of code I wrote was sold at auction for .41 BTC. It was advertised as my code on offer and presented to the public for sale and profit. 🧵1/9 pic.twitter.com/5TcEJu4p5e
— Luke Dashjr (@LukeDashjr) February 27, 2023
“Let me be clear – I was not involved in the creation and sale of these or any other “NFTs””Luke Dashyr continued. “Instead, third parties are marketing my name and code for their own monetary gain.”
In the sequel, the Bitcoin developer presents some mind-boggling screenshots of conversations. In the first case, a victim sends a “hello”, introducing himself as the “winner of the auction”, putting both in an awkward situation.
In the second case, one of the parties involved in the scheme offers 90% of the profit from the sale to Dashjr. However, the developer rejects the proposal, stating that the buyer must be fully compensated.
“I will not accept such a payment at the cost of misleading the public. I will not accept such a “donation.”
NFTs are giving Luke Dashjr a headache
Before selling NFTs using his name, Luke Dashjr was already involved in another mess involving non-fungible tokens. Earlier this month, the developer even proposed a “spam filter” to stop NFTs on the Bitcoin blockchain.
“Is someone already working on a spam filter for this mess? #bitcoin”Dashjr wrote a few weeks ago.
However, users captured one such tweet from Dashjr and turned it into an NFT. Despite everything, the prank seems much less harmful than the new scam Dashjr reports.
Finally, big names in the NFT sector, such as Yuga Labs, are already creating their own Bitcoin projects, showing that this fever must plague those who oppose using the network for these purposes.
Either way, it’s worth keeping an eye out for new schedules. After all, scammers are already taking advantage of this new trend to trick the most unsuspecting people. When in doubt, check calmly and carefully.
Source: Live Coins
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